BraveJellyFish
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Michigan
My 25-year-old son commited suicide, and we learned that he had listed his girlfriend as the beneficiary of his life insurance and IRA accounts. He had lived with this girl for only four months, supporting her while she did nothing but shop all day, with his money. They had no children together.
My son was not himself for at least six months before his suicide. He was acting depressed, having problems at work, drinking too much. We (his parents), his sisters and his friends were all concerned for him. In contrast, I believe this girlfriend was taking advantage of his poor mental condition. Needless to say, we are infuriated that a girlfriend of 4 months should benefit from his death, while the family who cared for him for 21 years, get nothing.
After going through his financial papers, we learned that he had changed his beneficiaries only a month before his suicide! Previous to this change, his father (my husband) was listed as the beneficiary. We would like to challenge this on the grounds of his poor mental condition at the time he changed his beneficiary.
How do we go about challenging this and what are our chances of success?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My 25-year-old son commited suicide, and we learned that he had listed his girlfriend as the beneficiary of his life insurance and IRA accounts. He had lived with this girl for only four months, supporting her while she did nothing but shop all day, with his money. They had no children together.
My son was not himself for at least six months before his suicide. He was acting depressed, having problems at work, drinking too much. We (his parents), his sisters and his friends were all concerned for him. In contrast, I believe this girlfriend was taking advantage of his poor mental condition. Needless to say, we are infuriated that a girlfriend of 4 months should benefit from his death, while the family who cared for him for 21 years, get nothing.
After going through his financial papers, we learned that he had changed his beneficiaries only a month before his suicide! Previous to this change, his father (my husband) was listed as the beneficiary. We would like to challenge this on the grounds of his poor mental condition at the time he changed his beneficiary.
How do we go about challenging this and what are our chances of success?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?